Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-09-04 | Roslyn Heights | Ny | H&L Contracting, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was positioning storm drain grates on the back of a truck. A grate dropped on the employee's left hand, amputating the little finger below the first knuckle. | |||||
2020-06-03 | Roslyn | Pennsylvania | The Giant Co. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was filling a fruit display and tripped over a shopping cart resulting in a fall. The employee sustained a broken hip. | |||||
2020-05-06 | Roslyn | New York | Verizon | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was installing a telephone pole. He backed up from the sidewalk and was stepping off the curb when he lost his balance. He tried to turn his body to catch himself when he landed face first on his side on the street. He suffered two fractured ribs and a bruised spleen. | |||||
2020-05-01 | Roslyn | New York | Looks Great Services, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was holding a rope that was wrapped around the base of a tree trunk to lower a limb. The rope was slick due to inclement weather conditions and slipped out of the employee's hands. The limb started to fall, pulling the rope and causing it to unwind around the trunk. The rope struck the employee in the left eye, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-09-17 | Roslyn | New York | QUINN & FEINER SERVICE COMPANY, INC. | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell from a fixed ladder to the ground about 10 feet below. Both his heels were broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery. |